I had every intention of posting this before General Conference, but didn't get around to it!!...at least it will be ready for the next one or for when you watch sessions you missed this time :) So here it is....
It's that wonderful time of the year again, and so I thought I better whip up something different for my children to do during General Conference. For all the sessions we are still using our Conference Journals but with a twist this year for the kids.
I thought I'd give my kids journals a little tweak this year and make some photo stickers of the First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles including names so that they can stick them in their books....I don't know why we didn't think of this one earlier!!
I don't know if it's the same in anybody else's house, but in ours it's usually a frantic rush when the name of the speaker comes on the TV screen as all the kids scramble to get it written down correctly before it disappears...except more often than not, one or more of the kids doesn't get it down on paper, so we end up with lots of questions (and sometimes tears) until we have helped them by spelling it out, or writing it down for them, which results in us missing the beginning of the talks...sound familiar??!?
I copied the pictures from the Conference Ensign April 2012 and just added the names of all the Prophets and Apostles and printed them on sticker paper (you could just use paper and glue)...if you would like a copy of my outlay, just let me know and I will get one to you via email.
My kids have really enjoyed the stickers so far, they used the centre page of the last Conference Ensign to sort their stickers in order with the right name and then put in their books...I'm hoping this activity will also help my children to become more familiar with the General Authorities names and faces.
**And because I'm late posting this I can tell you that this idea worked really well in their journals :) ...and don't stop reading when you see the conference jars below, because I tweaked that too!!! It was really, really lovely and would definitely recommend it to everyone that has younger children to do for a session or two**
To change things up a bit, during one of the latter sessions, we are going to use the idea of the key word treats, mmmmmm!! I'm looking forward to this one :) I used old jam jars and my DIY Mod Podge to stick the images on, and included an image to help my 2 and 4 yr old remember the key words.
As I was doing the shopping for the treats I suddenly thought I'd try to link the treat with the theme of the jar....some are very loosely connected, but hey, you get the idea.
"I am that bread of life" John 6:48 = breadsticks
When we serve, we generally use our hands which have....fingers :)
I really wanted something that was seed like, but unfortunately my kids don't like pumpkin seeds :( ...and poppy and sesame biscuits were too big to fit in the jar, so I went for....pistachio nuts, huh!!!
I was let down by my local supermarket as they had no jelly babies, so instead, I bought.....goldbears (they kinda look like little people)
There were lots of things I could have chosen for the 'love' jar, but I decided to go with these = jammie dodgers mini
And finally, for the 'Obedience' jar (aka Choose the Right), I chose.....chewits!! Do you get it, chew the right.....I don't know if my kids will either, but they will understand the whole listen for these key words/principles during Conference and when you hear them you get a treat. Wahooooo!!!
Because of the time difference where we live, we watched some of the sessions later on, so we could pause the session...this came in handy for these jars. We all continued to take notes, but after EVERY talk we would pause it and get one jar down at a time and discuss whether we had heard this word or principle being taught in the talk....it was really lovely as we shared and heard each others experiences, and were all strengthened from it.....and of course we got to get a treat from the jar too :)
Hope you enjoy(ed) your Conference weekend.
It's that wonderful time of the year again, and so I thought I better whip up something different for my children to do during General Conference. For all the sessions we are still using our Conference Journals but with a twist this year for the kids.
I thought I'd give my kids journals a little tweak this year and make some photo stickers of the First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles including names so that they can stick them in their books....I don't know why we didn't think of this one earlier!!
I don't know if it's the same in anybody else's house, but in ours it's usually a frantic rush when the name of the speaker comes on the TV screen as all the kids scramble to get it written down correctly before it disappears...except more often than not, one or more of the kids doesn't get it down on paper, so we end up with lots of questions (and sometimes tears) until we have helped them by spelling it out, or writing it down for them, which results in us missing the beginning of the talks...sound familiar??!?
I copied the pictures from the Conference Ensign April 2012 and just added the names of all the Prophets and Apostles and printed them on sticker paper (you could just use paper and glue)...if you would like a copy of my outlay, just let me know and I will get one to you via email.
My kids have really enjoyed the stickers so far, they used the centre page of the last Conference Ensign to sort their stickers in order with the right name and then put in their books...I'm hoping this activity will also help my children to become more familiar with the General Authorities names and faces.
To change things up a bit, during one of the latter sessions, we are going to use the idea of the key word treats, mmmmmm!! I'm looking forward to this one :) I used old jam jars and my DIY Mod Podge to stick the images on, and included an image to help my 2 and 4 yr old remember the key words.
As I was doing the shopping for the treats I suddenly thought I'd try to link the treat with the theme of the jar....some are very loosely connected, but hey, you get the idea.
"I am that bread of life" John 6:48 = breadsticks
I really wanted something that was seed like, but unfortunately my kids don't like pumpkin seeds :( ...and poppy and sesame biscuits were too big to fit in the jar, so I went for....pistachio nuts, huh!!!
I was let down by my local supermarket as they had no jelly babies, so instead, I bought.....goldbears (they kinda look like little people)
There were lots of things I could have chosen for the 'love' jar, but I decided to go with these = jammie dodgers mini
And finally, for the 'Obedience' jar (aka Choose the Right), I chose.....chewits!! Do you get it, chew the right.....I don't know if my kids will either, but they will understand the whole listen for these key words/principles during Conference and when you hear them you get a treat. Wahooooo!!!
Because of the time difference where we live, we watched some of the sessions later on, so we could pause the session...this came in handy for these jars. We all continued to take notes, but after EVERY talk we would pause it and get one jar down at a time and discuss whether we had heard this word or principle being taught in the talk....it was really lovely as we shared and heard each others experiences, and were all strengthened from it.....and of course we got to get a treat from the jar too :)
Hope you enjoy(ed) your Conference weekend.
Lorraine, you're a genius! Brilliant ideas but especially love the treat jar idea...that'll keep my four gannets listening ;) Now I just have to remember these ideas and prepare in time for April. love to you and your family, Sara Wigglesworth xx
ReplyDeleteHaha love it Sara...we are going to use the jars again this weekend for another session, hope the sweets work their magic again!!?! Love to you all xx
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